BBC2 sitcom The Witchfinder has reportedly been scrapped after only one season.
The comedy sees a failing witchfinder (Tim Key) transporting a suspected witch (Daisy May Cooper) across 1640s East Anglia to a trial that could change his fortunes forever.
The witch is ‘an inquisitive, uncouth woman whose ability to prick his pomposity and ask uncomfortable questions turns a straightforward journey into a life-changing ordeal’.
However, his captive is the worst possible travel companion.
According to reports the series – which was produced by Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan – the high ratings decreased over time.
A source shared: ‘The Witchfinder kicked off with decent ratings but quickly plunged to a level where execs just couldn’t justify giving it a second season.’
‘It’s fair to say the concept was fairly niche so it was always going to be tricky finding an audience, even on BBC2,’ they added to The Sun.
Actress Daisy, 36, previously revealed that she didn’t know what to say about the gender politics from the 17th century as she fears being cancelled.
‘When it comes to sort of 1600 gender politics, I don’t know what to say in fear of being cancelled,’ Daisy said when asked whether she was surprised by the blatant sexism of the period.
‘Probably say the wrong thing. Men are b*stards, that’s it, that’s it really. They’ve always been b*stards. There are some alright ones.’
Praising the show as a whole, she added: ‘I think this project’s been going on for like seven years but my God you can see all those seven years of work into this. It’s something really really different. It’s funny.’
The Witchfinder boats of a star-studded cast, with the likes of Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby, Tuwaine Barrett, Reece Shearsmith, Julian Barratt and Ricky Tomlinson joining Daisy and Tim.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to BBC for comment.
The Witchfinder is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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